How to Use stage fright in a Sentence

stage fright

noun

• She got over her stage fright by the second act.
• I get stage fright whenever I have to speak in front of a large group of people.
• Her first night on the job in 1983 came with a whiff of stage fright.
  — Lenny Megliola, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
• In some cases, maybe some of the young guys have stage fright.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 17 Oct. 2020
• The prospect of staging gives some owners stage fright.
  — Wendy A. Jordan, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
• Well, the Guardians certainly didn’t get stage fright over the weekend.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 June 2022
• Here, the actress talks to T&C about stage fright, sparkles, and the high drama of comedy.
  — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 13 May 2021
• The cut of the leg gave me some minor poolside stage fright, however.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2022
• But Cardi used a common stage fright technique of picking a blank spot in the crowd.
  — Shanté Honeycutt, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• Boise State got a case of stage fright in its debut in college softball's big show.
  — Kevin Manning, idahostatesman, 19 May 2018
• For even the most popular singers, stage fright never goes away.
  — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Luginbhul said his grandson, Joe Sach, shares the love of music (sans the stage fright) and agreed to work on the project together.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 28 May 2021
• To deal with stage fright, Richard adapted a stage name based on an old college nickname: Kinky.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
• Warren asked her to stay with her during her speech, crying with stage fright.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• Bongiovi will play Justin, the potential new lead singer, who must overcome stage fright to lead the band back to glory.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
• Sounds a lot like the bar where Piper Perabo finally overcame her stage fright.
  — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 4 Aug. 2020
• Then, the most anticipated picker of the day got stage fright.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• Cassedy, a Turpin sophomore with Down Syndrome, suffered from a brief bout of stage fright and struggled to get started.
  — Melanie Laughman, Cincinnati.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• As Kane recently told Jennifer Hudson, the two-year-old already has a bit of stage fright.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
• Pat’s sometimes shy brother didn’t display even a hint of stage fright during his kind words.
  — Philly.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Like most graduates, teenager Carson Covey had a lot of things on his mind, but stage fright was not one of them.
  — Thom Leavy, CBS News, 20 May 2018
• This is also her first solo show in Los Angeles, and there’s not one iota of stage fright here.
  — Vogue, 13 Jan. 2018
• Thompson then attempted to lighten the mood by joking about his stage fright.
  — Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2021
• Mendes has been candid about his experience with stage fright and mental health struggles in the past.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 July 2022
• There are no plans for Everything but the Girl to perform live, which the group has not done since 2000 and was famously difficult for the stage fright-prone Thorn.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2023
• Too many beauty queens, from stage fright or lack of confidence or fear of spoiling makeup.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
• Karaoke, though, melds all the best chemical aspects of performing with the anxiety of stage fright.
  — Allie Volpe, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
• There were no signs of jitters or stage fright or about the moment being too big at Lucas Oil Stadium.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2021
• Sadie has crippling stage fright but is working as a songwriter in Nashville.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• Unfortunately, Athena, who suffers from stage fright, didn't give them much to work with.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024